Well done all! Hope he's ok. It's sure nice to know that you have a team around you when something like that happens.

A bit more than"a passenger". He was, according to other reports, a pilot for another carrier, flying in uniform. Probably a Flight Attendant approached him/her and asked if he/she could help. Everyone was either doing his/her job, or volunteering to a job he/she was trained and qualified for. And, if there had been no one to assist, the FO could have flown the plane and landed by himself. He would have been busy, but he could have done it.

@@waynemayo1661 Agreed. It was fortunate he didn't have to. Having someone else handle radio traffic and complete checklists while he could concentrate on being the 'pilot flying,' can make a huge difference regardless his experience.

Ok now this is confusing because this exact scenario happened in Canada At a Calgary airport. Yyc a few days ago

​@@eternalfizzerl

He showed he has what it takes to sit left seat. And looks like someone just lost their medical...

@@lemonator8813 Coincidence?

@@lemonator8813 i wouldn't say they lost their med card but they wont be flying for a few months.

This was my first thought on hearing this story. 142 souls on board and only one pilot is a lousy equation.

I know, right? It's like having two pilots is a no brainer. Shows you the lack of brains in management. 😂 🧠🚫

I bet in the future there will be zero pilots

All things being equal, yes I agree. But when single pilot operations come in, all things will not be equal… because that would be stupid.

Well, you could bypass it by having some button that needs to be pressed every 5 minutes and if that doesn't happen then the autopilot would do an auto land at the nearest airport

exactly

From Southwest actually

Not a SWA pilot.

@@jerrivelrodriguez9447 Apparently from Net Jets (corporate jet company)

"Passenger" title sells better than "deadheader"

isnt there another one on the F/O side ?

Yeah but the fo can still steer the airplane from the rudder pedals

@@chrisisnice Pedal steering is designed for keeping the airplane on the runway during takeoff and landing, there's not enough steering authority to make a turn. On the 737, the tiller gives you 78 degrees of nosewheel deflection, whereas the rudder gives you only 7 degrees.

They didn't taxi to the gate because the captain needed an ambulance immediately and you can't unload him from a moving aircraft

The pilot was walked to the back of the cabin so the left seat was 'open' if not taken. I suspect the pilot that came in to assist was not trained/comfortable/qualified to do the taxi.

and THIS is why we want TWO humans in a commercial cockpit!, it's rare but NOT rare for 142 souls! well done team!

My thoughts exactly

Also, great job by the off-duty pilot who helped out w/coms and basically being PM.

You don't seem to understand the meaning of concise. 1:11 was a shitshow of babbling. Anywhere else in the world it would simply be a mayday declaration, state flight intentions, and let ATC know it's a medical. Can be done in less than 10 seconds and fewer than 20 words. No fvcking about like Americans seem to always do.

...plus one more set of stripes for his shirt lapels, if that's what you had in mind.

Talk about performing under pressure. Respect 🎩

People always go above and beyond their duties at work when required. That doesn't entitle them to a promotion.

thank you! was wondering about that

At last some plausible explanation for that! Thank you very much.

I don’t know much about the 737, but may I ask why it’s a difficult airplane to fly solo?

Ok that make sense. Thanks.

@@armoredgaming2352 large twin-engine turbojets are designed to have 2 crew, so checklists are split so that each crew member has only a few things to do per checklist. plus it has a ton of systems and settings to keep track of, not even mentioning programming the flight computer. remembering/doing the checklists necessary for landing while also time and altitude-constrained, at the same time as flying the aircraft, puts a ton of mental load on the pilot. the autopilot isn't particularly easy to use either, especially when your route isnt in the flight computer yet.

I don't think many people get this joke.

Only those with an excellent choice in entertainment 😅

Always choose the lasagna

Probably had the coffee to go with it, unless he's another one with a "drinking problem"

They had chicken or fish. He chose the lasagna.

Lmfao😂😂😂😂 yes sir!! Im ready lol 😎🛬

Yes haha "I'm kind of a pilot myself 😎"

Hardly! Flying a desktop is nothing close to flying a real airplane!

@@calburnIIIwhen you get to these advanced sims, the aircraft function very similarly.

@@calburnIII Don't be such a debby downer.

the other pilot was probably not type-rated to operate a B737 so working the radio is all he could do.

@@kevinp8108 that alone had to be a big help. I'm sure that first officer was glad that he was there.

@@sunnyscott4876 It is rumored the off-duty pilot was from Netjets. They fly smaller corporate jets from Bombardier.

This flight was an emergency aircraft and the FO was PIC, so the federal aviation regulations basically give him carte blanche to do what he needs to do, including having someone without a type rating operate the controls. But the FO exercised good decision making here and delegated comms rather than control of the plane.

​@@kevinp8108 Also checklists and callouts; they can probably read most of the instruments.

"don't call me shirley"

You mean you can't just flip the autopilot switch and let it fly itself to the destination? What is this? The middle ages?

was wondering about that

@C H So, switch seats, it's vacated....

@C H Ummm. But the seat was not empty and there was no reason they could not switch seats on ground? Heard assistant was an airline pilot too?

​@Tom Sherwood Agree and airline pilot for a different company.

@C H Other comments deeper; suggest FO are Not to taxi? Seems like an oversight. Granted real rare an FO would switch seats but to be able to fly the plane but not allowed to taxi seems odd.

I hope this didn't screw up his flight time cap.

You are correct. That was textbook. All parties involved worked together perfectly

As a pilot an and dispatcher I can say it was well done. Everyone did their best to help their fellow aviator and I hope those seconds made a difference

Ah, yes… I had the lasagna.

@@macmedic892 XD

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My guess is the CPT shouldn't have taken the "no-jab-no-job" injection... but it is olny a guess...

@@tommasz1098 Shhh - the vaccines are 100% effective *wink*, and they even improve sexual performance (you just know they will claim this too sometime, if they haven't yet)

😅

I'm a flight attendant. When we are greeting at the boarding door, we visually assess our passengers as best as we can. Anyone who appears intoxicated, anyone who seems too ill to fly, ABPs, other airline crews (either by their uniforms or by their badge/crew bags. Some will even introduce themselves as crew and give us their seat number in case we need them for anything. Usually, only other flight attendants will do the second part, but pilots are pretty easy to spot.) Most likely, the flight attendants were aware of the NetJet pilot during boarding and when briefed by the FO on the situation, just went and found him in his seat. Although, I'm sure passengers were alarmed when they saw the Captain come out for medical treatment and the other pilot fill in, regardless if a PA was made or not.

I have heard the "if you are a doctor, please make yourself known to any of the flight attendants" call before. I was ready to transit in Siberia, as we were flying above Siberia at that moment. The doctor literally had their big ass leather bag as hand luggage with them!! And we didn't even have to land earlier, they handled the patient during the flight just fine. It was insane.

@@junenam145 thx. That was really clear. Helpful

I don't know how it works in the US but in Australia and other parts of the world I've flown usually it's on the manifest. If your deadheading on the apps it will also flag for the FAs. If you're booking normally but getting an industry discount it will show, same if you book for staff personal travel.

yep....but to make long videos shorter, un-neccessary radar vectors need to be trimmed until ready for final 🛬 if the incident is serious enough, pilot might need to request a tow back to the gate

Additional charges apply to “pilot experience package with emergency upgrade”.

@@Teakae That extra cost package is only currently available on Spirit and Frontier.

Prob tiller in cpt side and/or sop not allowing f/o to taxi the aircraft

​@@decodiazHD I suspect that the captain being alert and communicating with flight attendants and medical personnel was part of the decision. Getting to a gate with a jet bridge is much faster to get someone to the hospital. If it was life or death that is the only option considered and rules don't matter. In this case, the first officer has likely never taxied a 737. He probably could if absolutely necessary, but under the circumstances chose to wait for air stairs. If the captain was unconscious it would be significantly more important to get to the gate. Using air stairs to deplane an unconscious person is not recommended. Great job by all involved especially the FO.

@@hewhohasnoidentity4377 Wow didn’t know we had an expert here. Most of what you said is wrong

As mentioned, the tiller is only on the Captians side. FO has limited ground control from the rudder pedals alone. Just enough to vacate runway, not enough to safely maneuver within the ramp.

@@waholoopesorry74 Where's Deadstick?

Probably not. They took him to the back of the airplane so that other pilot probably saw that and offered to help out

​@@asdf3568 but did they drag him up the aisle by the arms, Airplane-style?

@@Forest_Fifer Down the aisle. But yeah, they probably did or he walked

737 is easy to fly by one person.

@@bobczz3919 Bob I could have mispoken I’m not experienced in transport type aircraft just multi engine instrument and typically fly a cirrus. Had a chance to sit in an airline trainer type 737 (800 I think it was) simulator setup. I was a little overwhelmed to put it mildly and I’m no idiot and would consider myself a competent pilot. I think maybe if I owned a 737 and didn’t have company protocols and checklists to follow for passengers or was flying cargo it might be different. Now I’m curious and wanna try

Any non-rated pilot would probably be utterly useless as PM too.

@@EdOeuna correct. All this dude did was talk on the radio for the descent, not exactly a hero.

​@@EdOeuna so I'm guessing they'd have been unimpressed with my 15 (one fife) hours in a Cessna under tuition?

@@prorobo He helped relieve some of the workload for the FO, and he probably helped run checklists as well. If he wasn't needed he wouldn't have been called. Where exactly is the "misinformation"? He's a pilot and he helped the FO with pilot tasks, and any pilot would have been able to do the same, netjets, ryanair, fresh frozen ATPL or PPL.

@@Freezorgium no, he didn’t help run any checklists. Do you understand how type ratings and transport category aircraft work? I fly the 757 and 767, have flown the A320, and a couple of RJs. Would I be running checklists if I were called up to talk on the radio in a 737? No. And not a single corporate pilot with zero large aircraft experience would be helpful beyond talking on the radios and occupying the empty seat.

They really should just announce the PMDG add-ons will be available to anyone who would like, and just press the call button to request a yoke.

lol I was just thinking this

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KZfaq has its moments. But yeah it's less toxic then twitter mostly

Yeah it's POB everywhere else in the world.

Impossible

Eventually, technology will allow that.

@@jdaz5462 No.

It's all fun and games until you get a pillot that wants to pull a Germanwings.

@T.J. Kong we’re at least a generation of airplanes away from remote piloting being feasible. The way the headlines read now, airlines want to go single pilot within a couple years.

Souls on board means everyone, not just passengers.

The Jab will put you on the Slab... Everyone knows why, they just will not admit it.

Captain was taken to the rear of the cabin to be cared for, presumably was carried or assisted to walk back there. Makes sense the deadheading pilot noticed this and offered to help

Someone noticed the guy in the pilots uniform sitting in 12C.

Viewers cleared to fly armchair, maintain FL0.

"... anyone who didn't have fish for dinner?"

So they know where to have EMTs meet the plane

His med cert may be pulled depending on cause. Poisoning from bad food, yea doctor could clear you. Bad heart, now he has a desk job.

​@@tomsherwood4650 his medical certificate is immediately invalidated following hospitalisation (assuming they had him stay in more than 24 hours)

@@gemeen_aapje total bs that does not invalidate it just because you were hospitalized

@@BirdDog. does here in Europe

People faint for many innocuous and non-serious reasons, like lack of hydration that day. He will be checked out and odds are in his favor that everything is fine.

No they'll go off the manifest first. Almost always there are always deadheaders or non-revs for the company or other Airlines on board.

Safe and effective DUH!

He took the clotshot(s).

Stomach pain & Loss of Consciousness could be a number of things, worst case scenarios are Heart Attack (lower chest pain rather than central) or a leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, or a bowel perforation… basically it could be any number of things. I did note the FO’s tone changed towards the end “need him in an ambulance immediately” - I’m hoping that was just an abundance of concern for his colleague rather than suggesting a worsening of condition

@@Strathclydegamer no, it was the clotshot. Same reason why every pilot and sports person is collapsing at the controls.

​@@wagmiorngmi Yeah, because "every pilot and sports person is collapsing at the controls". People in sports have controls? By the "logic" you dopes are running around spewing, literally every pilot and every athlete should be dead by now, and there should be overwhelming proof of your claims, but that isn't the case. Just give it up. You don't know what the fuck you're taking about.

airlines, executives, some faa administrators and politicians

​@@AR_119 you should feel comfort knowing those list of people are really bad at actually making things that come out of their mouth a reality. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

As a non pilot but a bit of a nerd, that's a good question

I.D

Commercial pilots flying revenue or non-revenue always carry their credentials. Always!!!!

@@350ZEASZE because of just in case scenarios like this or is it mandated?

The other comments say he was deadheading. Meaning he was passenger on a flight assigned by his company in order to fly a plane, probably the next day, in the destination city. I would assume he keeps his license in his carry-on, and it’s a good shot that he introduced himself to the flight crew as a professional colleague (or his company may have sent along notice also).

The "passenger" is a southwest pilot

If it ever happened where a non-commercial, but still licensed, pilot aided landing a plane due to a pilot incapacipation and they'd handle radios and read the checklist. That's it. That's the most they'd really know how to handle. People have played the game of letting a private pilot (C-172, Cherokee... similar level of aircraft) attempt to land in a real airliner simulator... and some have actually been scored as having a re-useable aircraft.

Yes, there’s a chance~

@@fhuber7507 "Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. If the plane is reusable the next day is was an outstanding one." -- Chuck Yeager